TORONTO (26 July 2012) - The summer edition of the semi-annual Toronto Fabric Fair will begin its three-day run at the Paradise Banquet & Convention Centre here on August 21.

Organized by sales representatives covering about 40 major textile mills, the three-day event is an opportunity for both retailers and manufacturers to review some of their latest offerings, many of which were debuted at the International Textile Market Association's (ITMA) Showtime trade event in early June.

The hours of operation are: 12noon to 6pm on August 21; and 8:30am to 6pm on August 22 and 23.

The Paradise Banquet & Convention Center is located at 7601 Jane Street, just south of Highway 7 in the Toronto suburb of Vaughan.

Mike Katroscik, sales representative for Gum Tree Fabrics, is the chairman of the Toronto Fabric Fair Committee. For more information about the event, him an e-mail at
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TORONTO (30 March 2015) - Wellspring Financial has announced it has secured a facility that will provide it with as much as $250 million in financing as part of its long-term strategy to expand its presence as a provider of consumer credit for independent furniture, mattress, appliance and consumer electronics retailers across Canada.

OTTAWA (23 March 2015) - The new year started off poorly for Statistics Canada's Group of Large Retailers (GLR), as sales in all five home categories fell in January on a month-over-month basis. Only televisions and home furnishings recorded year-over-year improvement.

LONDON, Ontario (20 March 2015) - Added value resource Zucora has been named the exclusive Canadian representative for the Furniture Training Company (FTC), a provider of retail furniture sales training and education programs.

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